Clannad (2007): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2007, Clannad is an animation, comedy, drama and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. Tomoya Okazaki is a third year high school student resentful of his life. His mother passed away from a car accident when he was younger, causing his father to resort to alcohol and cigarettes. This results in fights between the two until Tomoya's shoulder is injured in a fight. Since then, Tomoya has had distant relationships with his father, causing him to become a delinquent over time. While on a walk to school, he meets a strange girl named Nagisa Furukawa who is a year older, but is repeating due to illness. Due to this, she is often alone as most of her friends have moved on. The two begin hanging out and slowly, as time goes by, Tomoya finds his life shifting in a new direction.

Who’s in it. Clannad stars Yuichi Nakamura as Tomoya Okazaki (voice), Mai Nakahara as Nagisa Furukawa (voice), Daisuke Sakaguchi as Youhei Sunohara (voice) and Houko Kuwashima as Tomoyo Sakagami (voice), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.3/10, Clannad sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on HiDive and Hidive Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Clannad page.

If you liked it. Fans of Clannad tend to enjoy Rick and Morty, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Attack on Titan and Attack on Titan: No Regrets.